Do startups still fear Microsoft?

Microsoft continues to reach out to startups. The latest example is a new book from Microsoft’s Emerging Business Team titled “Innovation Starts Here.” It can be downloaded here.

The book features 26 startup companies — including Seattle-based Tableau Software and Redmond-based SourceCode Technology Holdings — discussing how they utilize Microsoft technologies.

“These companies are proof-positive that innovative things happen on the Microsoft platform every day. In fact, partnering with Microsoft is great for start-ups — we help them reduce development time and get to market quickly,” according to the book’s introduction.

I am sure a few Silicon Valley companies don’t feel that way. Anyway, whatever happened to the day when startups and VCs feared Microsoft?

Do startups still fear Microsoft?

Microsoft continues to reach out to startups. The latest example is a new book from Microsoft’s Emerging Business Team titled “Innovation Starts Here.” It can be downloaded here.

The book features 26 startup companies — including Seattle-based Tableau Software and Redmond-based SourceCode Technology Holdings — discussing how they utilize Microsoft technologies.

“These companies are proof-positive that innovative things happen on the Microsoft platform every day. In fact, partnering with Microsoft is great for start-ups — we help them reduce development time and get to market quickly,” according to the book’s introduction.

I am sure a few Silicon Valley companies don’t feel that way. Anyway, whatever happened to the day when startups and VCs feared Microsoft?